Sulphur Springs company pleads guilty to document fraud, agrees to pay $5M

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A trailer manufacturing company based in Hopkins County pleaded guilty in federal court to felony document fraud-related charges, officials announced Thursday morning.

4T MFG, LLC, which is based in Sulphur Springs, pleaded guilty to a felony charge of aiding and abetting document fraud before a federal judge on Feb. 15, 2023. The company is closely related to a trailer manufacturer called Load Trail, sharing ownership and leadership. According to court documents, law enforcement agents executed a search warrant at Load Trail and found several employees had immigration documentation that was fraudulent or misleading.

Federal officials determined that multiple people working for 4T MFG did not have legal authorization to work in the U.S. At least 18 had resident alien cards that had been unlawfully obtained through counterfeit, forgery, and other illegal means.Two prior CEOs of 4T MFG have been charged with misdemeanors for unlawfully hiring aliens. Cornelio Thiessen, 52, and Kevin Hiebert, 39, both of Honey Grove, each face up to six months in prison at sentencing.

 

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